Regimental number | 4909 |
Place of birth | Thornton Scotland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Barton Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, William Speir, Thornton, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Tunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Charleroi Communal Cemetery (Row S, Grave No. 15), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 27 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabella SPEIR, North Hall Road, Markinch, Fife, Scotland. Native of Carscadden, Scotland |